Though Facade Grant Demand Soars, Concord City Council Opts Against Midyear Funding Increase

The $50,000 fund ran out in four months, yet city leaders decided additional dollars should wait for the next budget cycle.

Pump Social was awarded $5,000 through the facade grant program to support its exterior improvements. Photo courtesy of AJ Donner.

With downtown Concord’s streetscape improvements now complete, interest in the city’s facade grant program has surged to unprecedented levels — a sign, officials say, of the growing momentum and investment energy across the city’s core.